A scalable formal method for design and automatic checking of user interfaces

Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering

Volumn 2001-May, Issue , 2001, Pages 453-462

  Berstel, Jean ^a   Reghizzi, Stefano Crespi ^a   Roussel, Gilles ^b   Pietro, Pierluigi San ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Ecole Superieure d'Informatique et Genie des Telecommunications   (France)

Author keywords

Applications of model checking; Formal methods; GUI design; Human computer interaction (HCI)

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; DESIGN; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MODEL CHECKING; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; FORMAL LOGIC; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

APPLICATION OF MODEL CHECKING; BEHAVIORAL COMPONENT; BNF GRAMMARS; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; GUI DESIGNS; HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION; LAYOUT DESIGNS; MODEL CHECKER; MODELS CHECKING; MODULARS; MEDICAL SOFTWARE; VISUAL EVENT GRAMMARS;

FORMAL SPECIFICATION; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035017875     PISSN: 02705257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSE.2001.919118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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